Unwanted Pregnancy, erm....babies.

snoopy65

snoopy65

I am Sam aka Snoopy65
Aug 24, 2008
4,628
0
0
Where the ducks walk on the fish, PA
I cleaned my snail tank really well today. I have been sick for the last month or so and my husband has been helping me with doing water changes (no thorough cleaning like I normally do). Anyway, he missed a clutch and now I have about 200 babies in one of my Bridgesii tanks. I guess around Christmas time I am going to have snails for sale. Fortunately my LFS has agreed to take some of them. I thought I had the males and females separated, but it appears that is not the case. I am hoping that it was my Burgandy female that laid, but I will have to see. All of the babies that I have seen appear to be light footed. But who knows.
 
How do you tell male and females apart?
 
Dose some morning after pills into the tank for her. Unwanted pregnancies/babies are terrible :( So much of a hassle.

If you cut back feeding, they should stop breeding. Separation works too, of course, but it can be a little difficult in sexing them.

On the bright side, you have a bunch of babies to sell in a month or two ;-) Perfect time for people to buy snails as christmas gifts to themselves. lol!
 
Hope this answers your question froglover, correct me if I'm wrong, snoopy.
male_female_differ.gif
 
Yadokari said:
Dose some morning after pills into the tank for her. Unwanted pregnancies/babies are terrible :( So much of a hassle.

If you cut back feeding, they should stop breeding. Separation works too, of course, but it can be a little difficult in sexing them.

On the bright side, you have a bunch of babies to sell in a month or two ;-) Perfect time for people to buy snails as christmas gifts to themselves. lol!
Click to expand...


I am pretty sure I have figured out who the male is.....an Ivory. Which is good I guess. At least the babies will be what ever the mom has in her. If it is the burgandy and ivory then I will have a bunch of ivory, golds, yellow striped, and burgandy.
 
I thought my big DSP was a boy- thought I saw a penis sheath- until I took a photo once and due to too -much flash, could actually see eggs through the shell.

(that and she is the favourite for my male spixi to mate with)

She's never laid eggs though- so I guess she just reabsorbs them- hope snails can't get egg bound.

My fault they never lay I suppose- I leave the waterline too high.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
AquariaCentral.com
Top Bottom